Model of a blacksmith's shop, c.1900.
This model is of a blacksmith's shop and tools. Until about 1900, a blacksmith's shop could be found in almost every community in Britain. George Bissell, a blacksmith with a shop in Myrdle Street, Stepney, made these exquisite tools of the blacksmith's trade between 1870 and 1886. In the model, made to scale 1:12, the shop structure was rebuilt in 1957 by our Museum workshops to better accommodate the fine range of tools, whilst retaining the spirit of the original nineteenth century smithy.
Details
- Category:
- Hand and Machine Tools
- Object Number:
- 1957-4/1
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
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overall: 12.5984 x 22.0472 x 29.9213 in.; 320 x 560 x 760 mm
- type:
- blacksmith's workshop and model
- credit:
- Family of the late George Bissell.
